Example sentences of "[pers pn] try [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effort of getting up the third and fourth flights , which I tried to manage in one go , muddled me somehow . |
| 2 | I tried to explain at that press conference and the only one who understood was Bridges , the only one . |
| 3 | Much as I tried to break in several times , they always caught me and would n't let me in to see the poor people travelling . |
| 4 | Coming in by train to Waverley I tried to identify with those tourists ‘ seeing ’ Edinburgh Castle for the first time . |
| 5 | I tried to think of specific areas … like number of wins — home record — goals etc . |
| 6 | I tried to think of nice things ; then , when I could n't think of any , I determined to concentrate on what was happening around me . |
| 7 | I try to babysit for different people ; sometimes I 'm so embarrassed I ca n't go back to a place . |
| 8 | It 's one of the things I try to do for selfish pleasure , glorious , indulgent , selfish pleasure , rather than for money . ’ |
| 9 | What I try to do in this book is to show that faith is reasonable . |
| 10 | ‘ I try to plant in straight lines — I do n't like amoebic-shaped beds . |
| 11 | I try to rise above such prejudices , much as the communicators rise above the prejudices of the C2s . |
| 12 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 13 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 14 | With a little frown , she tried to think of another reason . |
| 15 | Sleepily she tried to adjust for this situation , flipping over and snuggling into the heated surface of his chest . |
| 16 | erm the ladies who are a bit obese and get all the sympathy you get all so skin or just skinny and suddenly you try to put on some weight , you just ca n't . |
| 17 | Afshar suggested , " Your Majesty , time will tell , but you could say to him " If you try to sit on two stills , you will fall between . " " |
| 18 | If you try to speak to any body you will be ignored , if you get in the way you 'll be knocked down in the wild scramble to get goods away to Paris , London , Brussels , and all the great centres of northern and eastern France . |
| 19 | Mm , mm where you trying to go with that Zimmer ? |
| 20 | And what are you trying to do with these children ? |
| 21 | ‘ Kelly , ’ I shouted and she turned round and shrieked , ‘ Annie , darling ’ , and we tried to fall into each other 's arms . |
| 22 | ‘ P-please , sir , we tried to go in straight lines . |
| 23 | Nowadays , increasingly , we try to listen to such works as Acis and Galatea and the Cecilian Ode in the form in which Handel composed them ; to hear them through the prism of the classical musical consciousness is disconcerting . |
| 24 | But once we try to reach beyond living memory this constraint is inevitable . |
| 25 | That 's what image means and it 's what we try to do in political campaigns . |
| 26 | ‘ We try to compensate for missed experiences and help them behave in age-appropriate ways . |
| 27 | But we try to think of happy memories together too . |
| 28 | They tried to talk of other things than murder and violence but there were too many reminders . |
| 29 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
| 30 | In the refectories they try to cater for all tastes with vegan and vegetarian dishes daily , Halal meat for students in hall . |